HD 75898
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HD 75898 is an 8th magnitude
star
approximately 263 light years away in the constellation
Lynx
. It is a yellow subgiant, although it is only 3.8 billion years old. The star is 28% more massive, 60% larger, and 3 times as luminous than our local star. It is a metal-rich star, meaning it has 186% the solar abundance of iron
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Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
approximately 263 light years away in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Lynx
Lynx (constellation)
Lynx is a constellation in the northern sky, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cat. It is a very faint constellation; its brightest stars form a zigzag line.-History:...
. It is a yellow subgiant, although it is only 3.8 billion years old. The star is 28% more massive, 60% larger, and 3 times as luminous than our local star. It is a metal-rich star, meaning it has 186% the solar abundance of iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
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